Pacific Rim is a very wonderful science fiction work. With only the limited content of one film, the main creator has launched a majestic and soul-stirring world of huge mechs and giant monsters. This is amazing.
Pacific Rim is very clear about the origin of monsters, the bond between humans and mechas, the bonds between humans, and other various settings around mecha monsters (such as underground businessmen who rely on monster organs to make a fortune). . . All the elements form an organic whole around the battle of mecha monsters. The Pacific Rim's wonderful and highly personalized mecha design, which is closely integrated with the national character, also left a deep impact on people.
As a sequel, Ring 2 inherits the setting and plot of the previous work, and continues the fire of the mecha team through the human fetters of the old and new inheritance, and the use of some unique creative elements has relatively successfully continued the series. Wonderful.
The primary problem to be solved in the sequel is to find clues for the development of the sequel's plot in the relatively complete previous work. Personally, I think this work solves this problem perfectly. The Herald's use of monster groups to control humans is surprising and relatively natural. After all, the character controlled in this work was the first person to connect with the monster consciousness in the previous work. As an avid enthusiast of scientific research, he cannot rule out the possibility that he will continue to study like this and be controlled by the pioneers.
And the rhythm of war in this work has also changed under the driving force of such factors: from the frontal opening of mechas and monsters in the previous work, to the intelligence war and espionage war that is closer to the real war in this work. Due to this setting, the rendering of battle scenes in this work is very restrained, and large-scale battles are completed in the last third of the film. The quality of the battle scene is much lower than that of the previous game.
The portrayal of mechas in the previous work is impressive (stout and sturdy Russian mechas, delicate and agile storms), while the monster side has many twists and turns due to the multilateral attack method and the cooperative mode of double monsters. It was a lot of fun (especially the Rangers home run, which was pretty cool).
But in this work, the endless attack methods of monsters have disappeared, replaced by simple and rude monsters. From the fusion of monsters, to the rise of monsters, to the destruction of monsters. Give me a strong sense of sight of Transformers 2 Hercules. And if you look more closely, you can find that even the shots and scheduling are consistent.
The influence of the mecha in this work is not very profound. Due to the few combat scenes, the personalized characteristics of the battle are not very obvious. The main creator can only explain the main characteristics of the mecha through the introduction of the heroine girl at the opening. Except for the Wanderer, the overall strength of the others is relatively weak.
Due to the background of Wanda and the box office contribution of the previous work in China, this work has added Chinese elements, including the base of the mecha army, the new commander of the mecha, and Jing Tian. Among them, the role of Jing Tian has played a lot, and it is also critical to the plot. Personally, I think this role (the same type of role also includes Li Bingbing in Transformers 4) can represent the attitude of Western producers towards Chinese capital.
Shao Liwen, played by Jing Tian in the film, is the boss of a tech giant. He is confident, strong, and extremely insistent on his own ideas. And it was because of his arbitrariness that he was exploited by the pioneers. The return of monsters is completely inseparable from Shao Liwen's stubbornness.
And Chinese capital in Hollywood films is playing the same role as Shao Liwen. They are powerful, and to a certain extent, they are the capital guarantee for filming, but they like to use some private goods mixed in the film to exert their own influence. This will or More or less affect the quality of the video.
In the final decisive battle, Shao Liwen relied on her own strength to rescue the plot of the hero and heroine's achievements, which was somewhat reluctant (anyway, I don't believe that a boss would have such a strong personal ability). A small correction of the father's image.
The Pacific Rim generation of mech pilots left a deep impact. The black boss's generous personal charm, the tenacity of a generation of male protagonists, and Mori Mazi's agility, cuteness and tenacity, all leave a deep impression on people. When the sequel elaborated on the origin, conspiracy and continuation of the battle, it did not spend too much time and resources to create a qualified successor image. In this work, no matter the male protagonist, the female protagonist, or other students, the sense of existence is all the same. too weak. This has to make people question their performance after uttering harsh words.
Mori Mazi's death is a flaw in this work. Personally, I don't think it is necessary to use such a decisive way to set off the appearance of the monster mecha. The death of the only remaining generation of pilots is a loss for the entire series, and since then, there is no longer a consistent soul character in the Mecha Guard. The skinny Kikuchi Lingzi is even more handsome.
It's a pity that the eccentric character who collected monster organs in the previous work was deleted.
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